Status anxiety

In this book, de Botton explains that our quest to be loved and valued is superior to our quest for possession of anything else, and that everything we do is aimed at improving our position.

Our position on the social ladder plays a crucial role in our lives because our self-image is highly dependent on what others see in us.

But he also wonders: Is the search for status worth making sacrifices for?

This book is considered the richest, most elegant, and most popular of de Botton's works, showing us the extent of the knowledge and knowledge of its owner and the abundance, elegance, and originality of his ideas.